Both platforms help churches manage members and giving. Here's an honest, side-by-side look at how Churchease and Tithely (which now includes Breeze) compare, so you can choose what actually fits your church.
Tithely is a well-established, giving-first platform that now bundles church management, a custom app, and a website. Churchease takes a different approach: one affordable platform for new and growing churches, with a genuinely free full plan, church accounting, and AI pastoral insights built in. Here's how they line up.
| Features | Churchease | Tithely |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Starter, free forever | Free giving only |
| Lowest paid plan | $29 / month (Standard) | $72 / month |
| Pricing model | Flat tiers, unlimited members | Flat tiers; All Access $119/mo |
| Member management | All plans | |
| Online giving | Growth plan | |
| Text-to-give | Growth plan | |
| Giving fees | 0.5% platform fee + Stripe processing | 2.9% + 30¢ card, 1% + 30¢ ACH |
| Pledge & fund tracking | Growth plan | |
| Full church accounting | Growth plan | Integrates with QuickBooks |
| Events & registration | Standard plan and up | |
| Child check-in | Growth plan | |
| Groups & ministry | All plans | |
| Volunteer scheduling | Standard plan and up | |
| Forms & surveys | Growth plan | Basic forms |
| Email to your congregation | Included, all plans | |
| SMS / text messaging | A2P 10DLC compliant, usage-based | |
| Workflow automation | Growth plan | |
| AI features | Shepherd's Briefing & more | TithelyAI |
| Members' mobile app | All plans | All Access bundle |
| Multi-campus management | Growth plan |
Free plan
Lowest paid plan
Pricing model
Member management
Online giving
Text-to-give
Giving fees
Pledge & fund tracking
Full church accounting
Events & registration
Child check-in
Groups & ministry
Volunteer scheduling
Forms & surveys
Email to your congregation
SMS / text messaging
Workflow automation
AI features
Members' mobile app
Multi-campus management
Tithely pricing and features reflect that provider's publicly listed information as of May 2026 and may have changed since.
We'd rather you find the right tool than the wrong one. Tithely may suit your church better if:
For church management, yes. Churchease paid plans start at $29/month, compared with $72/month for Tithely's church management plan. Churchease also offers a free-forever plan that is a full church management system, not just online giving.
Yes. You can import your existing members from a CSV or Excel file, and Churchease includes free data transfer to help new churches move over without re-entering everything by hand.
Yes. Churchease includes a members' mobile app for iOS and Android on every plan, for giving, events, check-in, prayer requests, and announcements. With Tithely, the custom church app is part of the $119/month All Access bundle.
Yes. Full church accounting is included on the Churchease Growth plan. Tithely's church management plan does not include a general ledger and instead integrates with QuickBooks for accounting.
Yes. Churchease includes the Shepherd's Briefing, an AI giving narrative, and AI form insights. Tithely offers TithelyAI, which provides AI-powered dashboard insights.
Churchease has a free-forever Starter plan that is a full church management system with unlimited members. Tithely's free plan covers online giving only. Its church management is a paid plan.
Churchease's Starter plan is free with no time limit. The Standard and Growth plans include a 30-day free trial with no credit card required to start.
Start free today with no credit card required, and decide for yourself.